Job Summary

This is an internship role for an Assistant Editor (Intern) to support journal editorial operations across Cureus journals. This role is ideal for Master's or PhD-level candidates with strong subject knowledge, sound academic judgment, excellent written communication skills, and an interest in scholarly publishing. The Assistant Editor (Intern) will support manuscript workflows from initial editorial assessment through peer review and final decision. A key part of the role will involve performing enhanced quality checks, also referred to as suitability assessments, to ensure that submitted manuscripts meet journal requirements before editor assignment or peer review. Job Type: Internship.
Key Responsibilities

The Assistant Editor (Intern) will support the journal pipeline and help ensure that manuscripts move efficiently and appropriately through the editorial process.

Responsibilities will include:




- Performing enhanced quality checks and suitability assessments on submitted manuscripts to confirm whether they meet journal requirements before editor assignment or peer review.
- Conducting a brief scientific and editorial assessment of articles to determine the appropriate route, such as proceeding to peer review, deferring for author-side editing, deferring for third-party editing support, or rejection where applicable.
- Ensuring accurate manuscript routing to prevent issues later in the publication process.
- Managing manuscripts from the Ready for Editorial stage through to final decision.
- Inviting Editorial Board Members to handle manuscripts or assigning submissions to appropriate Handling Editors.
- Supporting Handling Editors throughout the editorial process and building solid working relationships with them.
- Assessing Handling Editor recommendations and supporting the preparation and communication of final decisions to authors.
- Monitoring manuscript progress through peer review and providing timely support to help reach final decisions

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🏢 Springer Healthcare
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